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James Chen

James Chen

James Chen — Editor-in-Chief at OwlyTimes, which he founded in 2025 with a small team of editors. Reports on markets with a CPA's suspicion and a reporter's notebook. Came to the project after seven years on a regional business desk in Chicago, where he learned to read footnotes before press releases. Numbers tell stories; he edits the stories so they tell the truth.

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U.S. to Impose 25% Tariff on Brazilian Imports Starting July 22Finance

U.S. to Impose 25% Tariff on Brazilian Imports Starting July 22

The U.S. government will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil starting July 22 following an investigation into unfair trade practices by the USTR.

SpaceX stock falls below $135 IPO price for first timeFinance

SpaceX stock falls below $135 IPO price for first time

SpaceX stock dropped to $134 on Wednesday, falling below its $135 IPO price for the first time since the aerospace company debuted on the market last month.

Chipotle Opens First Mexican Location Amid Expansion DoubtsBusiness

Chipotle Opens First Mexican Location Amid Expansion Doubts

Chipotle is opening its first Mexican restaurant in the Monterrey area of Nuevo León this Thursday, testing its U.S. brand in a traditional food market.

DTCC Tests Tokenized Assets With 25 Firms in Market TrialFinance

DTCC Tests Tokenized Assets With 25 Firms in Market Trial

The DTCC completed a financial trial involving 25 firms to test tokenized assets, aiming to modernize post-trade processing for global market securities.

AI Capital Influx Drives San Francisco Housing Costs Past Local WagesBusiness

AI Capital Influx Drives San Francisco Housing Costs Past Local Wages

San Francisco home prices reached a record $1.76 million in May 2026. AI capital investment now separates the local housing market from average resident pay.

Johnson & Johnson Q2 Revenue Hits $25.3 Billion, Beating EstimatesBusiness

Johnson & Johnson Q2 Revenue Hits $25.3 Billion, Beating Estimates

Johnson & Johnson reported $25.3 billion in second-quarter revenue, beating analyst estimates as sales of the drug Tremfya jumped by 72.5% to $2 billion.

Warren Buffett Ends Two Decades of Funding to Gates FoundationBusiness

Warren Buffett Ends Two Decades of Funding to Gates Foundation

Warren Buffett ended two decades of funding to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, redirecting $6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to other trusts.

US Inflation Falls to 3.5% in June, Largest Drop Since 2020Finance

US Inflation Falls to 3.5% in June, Largest Drop Since 2020

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports US inflation fell to 3.5% in June, the largest monthly decrease since April 2020, driven by lower energy costs.

BBC annual report reveals record viewer numbers and financial lossesBusiness

BBC annual report reveals record viewer numbers and financial losses

The BBC 2025/26 annual report shows 15 million viewers for The Celebrity Traitors, yet Director-General Matt Brittin warns of deep financial instability.

SpaceX Faces Public Scrutiny Ahead of 13th Starship Test FlightBusiness

SpaceX Faces Public Scrutiny Ahead of 13th Starship Test Flight

SpaceX faces public scrutiny as it prepares for the 13th Starship test flight following its June 12 IPO, which raised a record $86 billion on the Nasdaq.

Industrial Job Cuts Hit 100,000 Milestone Across Global SectorsBusiness

Industrial Job Cuts Hit 100,000 Milestone Across Global Sectors

Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume confirms the company is considering cutting 100,000 jobs globally as industrial sectors face massive workforce reductions.

Thieves use furniture lift to steal €88M in Louvre jewel heistBusiness

Thieves use furniture lift to steal €88M in Louvre jewel heist

Thieves used a furniture lift to steal €88 million in French crown jewels from the Louvre on October 19, 2025, bypassing high-tech security systems easily.